Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1887-06-17
DOM ESTiC HINTS.
CUsrARD PIE.

Take two eggs, beat the yolks with
one heaping teaspoonful of white su-
) gar, add II cups of milk and ten drops
of vanilla. or grated nutmeg IL liked
, better. Make crust out of one cup OF
pastry flour, piece of lard as large
as walnut and twice as much butter;
/ work together. add enough cold water
to make into dough; roll TO about
the thickness of quarter of an inch,
always rolling one way, cover the bot
tom of we'll creased pie plato with
the crust; pour in the custard; set in
moderate oven. When the custard
is firm and just beginning to brown
add the whites of the eggs whipped
stiff, with five teaspoonfuls of sugar;
brown and serve either warm or cold.
STOCK FOR SOUP.
Stock enough to last a family of five
for one week can be made Of five
pounds OF beef Qeg is the besD and two
pounds Of veal. Cover It with cold wa
ter and let it remain for at least half an
hour before putting it on the fire.
Place it on some part of the range
where it will simmer slowly from eight
to ten hours or until the meat is boiled
into shreds. Strain it into your stock
I pot, and when it becomes cold remove
the grease, cover the pot tightly and
set in some cold place. Any soup is
| possible to you now.
| SALT GOLDFISH WITH WHITE SAUCE.
Set it to soak as long as necessary,
put it into cold water over the fire in
vessel; when just upon boiling, skim il
and take it off as soon as it boils; cover
it over and leave it thus for quarter of
an hour, then take it out of the vessel
and let it drain. Put into sauce pan
a piece of butter, a little flour. pepper
and capers, celery or parsley, add to
it little milk, pour it over the fish
| and serve.
LENT SOUP.
Peel and slice six large onions, six
| potatoes, six carrots and four turnips;
| fry them in half pound of butter or
olive oil. aud pour over them four
quarts of boiling water; toast crust of
bread brown and hard as possible. but
| do not burn it, and put it in with
some celery and a little turnip, and
stew them tender in the soup; table,
spoonful or so of tomato catsup i'm
proves this soup.
PARsNIP FRITTERs
Three large parsnips. boiled till soft,
which will require about two hours;
scrapc and mash fine, picking out all
strings and Jumps; add two beaten
eggs, two tablespoonfuls of new milk
and two OF sifted flour, an even tea
spoonful of salt and quarter OF a tea
spoonful of pepper; mix thoroughly;
make into small cakes, flour them and
fry brown in butter or oil; eat with but
ter.
SOFT GINGERBREAD.
One cup molasses; one cup sugar;
one cup butter; one cup sweet milk; four
cups flour; four eggs; one tablespoonful
ginger; one small teaspoonful Of soda
dissolved IN milk Beat the molasses,
butter, sugar and spice to cream;
whip in the beaten yolks, the milk.
and lastly the whites, alternating with
the flour. Bake in two loaves.
DOMESTIC CAKE.
One cup of butter, two cups of sugar,
one cup of water and an even teaspoon
full of soda. Make stiff paste and
kneed until it does not stick to the
hands or rolling board. Roll very thin
and cut in any fancy shape with cake
cutters and bake a light brown in a
quick oven An cog may ne .ddc9 q
desired, and rolled out jumble shape.
in dry sugar.
CoRNsTARCH CUsTARD.
Six tablespoonfuls Of cornstarch
boiled in one quart of milk. sugar to
to taste, peel of two lemons grated and
the juice of one When thick, pour in |
to a wetted dish Beat one cup of su-
gar with the whites of five eggs and
pour over the cornstarch, set in the ov-
en- until slightly brown, Serve hot
or cold, with custard made of the
yolks of the eggs.
SPONGE JELLY ROLL.
Four eggs, one cup and half sugar,
one tablespoon baking powder, beat the
whites separately. and the sugar and
the yolks together till very light; then
add part of the whites, then cup of
-four. then beat good. then a little
more flour, then the rest OF the whites
and stir easy, put it in and bake
Spread and roll as quick as you can.
GRAHAM MUFFTNs.
Two cups of sour milk; one teaspoon
ful soda; two teaspoonfuls sugar; lit
lie salt and graham -four to make a
moderately stiff batter. Add the soda
to the milk and beat for a few moments
before adding the other ingredients
Bake in hot creased gem tins,
VEAL cRoQUETTEs.
One pound of veal, chop fine, add
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